The Dickinson press., 1887-09-24
DOMINIC THE UNIFORM.
PROMOTION FROM PROBATIONARY
TO REGULAR PATRoLMEN.

TO REGULAR PATROLMEN.
On His Beat IIc Is u Decided Sensation.
Gets Used to 1t at Lcngtl,-Rcprimantl-
cd-GOing Before tho Bourd.On Paw
bay.
Hitherto lie has worn citizens clothes, and
his star OH his breast looks like the lost Plcad
Now lie dons the regulation uniform and his
star is in its natural place, respondent in its
owl azure, with silver buttons that keep it
company. Now, indeed, is he Il policeman.
Flo is given II beat of his own, and lie bids
farewell to the old times, hoping he'll soon
hear of his promotion to the scrgcuntcy.
What guying lie gets when he first shows
up around home i'll his uniform, and how red
he gets when they sing after him. Are ye
there, Morc-ri-ar-i-tec:' Don't his wife think
he's Just the hantlsomcst fellow out, and his
children, if lie has any, don't they hide under
the bed from him, as they have been in the
habit of doing from the regular man on the
beat! He gets used to it all-thc strange
hours, the old arrangement for getting his
mcalS-and the one thing he realizes above all
others is that lie don't have to pay car fare on
most roads. On his beat he is Il sensation
Tho small boys flee at his approach aud rack
their brains i'll dark cellars or old woo'lsheds
to find some nickname for him indicative of
his appearance, which, having agreed on,
they assail him with from every corner. He
gives them chase, and soon their respective
mothers come together and declare him all
that's vile for frightening their children
They VOW and declare they'll "have his star
before he's on the force week. which i'll
1.:.. IL.
or his life. He knows the ordinances and he
cnforccs them. Women are rcprimandcd for
sweeping garbage into alleys, small boys ar
rested for playing ball i'll vacant lots or build
ing fires. The corner loafers try to bluff him
and ho clubs them.
Finally, alhering strictly to his duty, he
gets into trouble as deep us by not attending
to it and he is rcprimanGed. He moves more
glartlclly and still lie is misunderstood. lie
has to exercise all his ingenuity to keep ont of
quarrcls. He is prone to chase slladowy iS-
urcs through dark alleys and fire vast guam
titles of cartridges without hitting anything,
but bringing down the maledictions of the
people on his head. They declare there amt
any hLIslars; that the policeman drunk and
shoots at imaginary individuals like IL man
with delirum trcmens. Time passes on md
lie gets thoroughly up Ill his duties, and
eventually manages to shake up n nodlng
acquaintance with the residents, who treat
him rs if to say: "Well, he's here and wo
can't get rid of him." Finally lie finds him
self the scandal bearer of the neighboriood,
and in more hot water. If there's Il fine look
ing servant girl on his heat lie rutivatcs her
i'll n mild way, and learns soon after that she
is the only champion he's got, ami hes thank
full therefor. She's inclined TO lo, him into
TIL" kitchen in cold weather to warm himself,
which is kind of her, and lie feels 50 good to
her that when he gets acquainted with her
regular "compamy' he'll take n sorinl drink
with him OF course, given a single police
man, the relations between him and said
company" are strained. There are the
drcnry rounds of duty nll the same, and
finally he f"rgets or ovcrlooks something and
he's found out and brought before the board.
It's his first time. What an awful body the
board must he! He gets hisnoticc Of charges
and he goes home with gloomy visage and
eats absent mndedly and struggles to break
it to his wife.
| GOING BEFORE TIE BOARD
"Kate, it's all up. | told you l couldn't
hold it,"
"What, John! the steak? It's nice, | picked
ii out my
"No, the place. I've Ind charges preferred
against mc-bcforc the l,onrd.'
She inmgincs the board has power to send
him to tllc lenitrntiary, and her face droops
and her apron aud her face manifest the
most decided attractions for each OIL her. But
she cheers up.
"Wcll, never mind; it'll he all right. THE
sergeant is a mean old thing. never did
like II little eyed man." and She proceeds to
cheer Inn up in the way only Il woman can.
He goes to bed that night IIr wakes up
next morning and his wifc remark, that he
slept horribly all night, and just r;,vrl and
numbled. No won,!er ii" dreamed that
the sergeant cut his head Off and that he
picked it up himself and carried it under his
arm into tile board room and laid it on the
floor, and the commissioners played II game
of football with it.
Tho day Of trial comes. It's not so terri
bic, after all, und he's only cautioned Home
he goes his face as shining hi, star, and
| finds out that he was foolish to worry, and
his wife had told him just how it would end.
Back again to his beat and the dismal
round again. In summer he mriS and in
winter lie freezes lie gets wet by the rain
or lips on the ice. He walks and walks and
half dozcs. falls into little half dreams and
awakcs with II start and goes more rapidly.
| He is lonesome at night and he'd like to he
home. Every one knows how cherries and
bleak his life must he ON winter nights He
picks up freezing ,lrunkarrls vino abuse and
even try To kill him, and must walk lcnunbcd
till daylight and breakfast TIM. at any
time a struggle with burglars, ur thieves, or
| footpaGs may come upon him. y burglary
| on his beat means bitter rcprimand. He
must bc Mt fires, must So" That ORDER j, kept
at parties and must attend to Il thousand
things the public know nothing Of wil;.te,c.
| All Il polircman's duties he never learns
Many of them ar" but the wiinis Of sup .riols
On pay day he goes to theri'y hall land draws
| his check. and goes To the bank To ,snt it
cashcd. Thcn on h, way home H.. loads HIM
self with packages, and bundles, and bags
nnd hics for home laden !ik the dromcdary
of the desert, but very happy, fpr,ey'il feast
that day ut his house if he loses his head for
it. Then his wife pays nil the bills in the
ncighbnrh"o'l, and sii" goes out visiting, and
everything is happiness. -Glp,.- Democrat
How Neckties Are Made.
| The designing of silks and sutins for neck
ties is n profession in itself "There are
special grades and designs of silks and satin,
made exclusively for the nccktie trade" s,.i,l
Il manufacturer. "rhese materials are mad.
ing but study new things in this line There
are from fifty TO sevcnty-!ivc factories in the
country, and ten or twelve first class makers.
The latter usually secure exclusive rights TO
use certain styles of goods offere, to the
American market. or Il large portion Of it.
But the success of making up such goods is
just like n lottery. Perhaps one season Lit
| upon design that will become 50 popular
| that nll the other makers are forced to a;o,,t
1t, but the next season some one in Boston or
Philadelphia will make Il hi. and am forced
to copy that. There's never any telling low
a necktie is going to take until it is fairly on
the market. Then it depends for success on
who adopts it first. Ii lie Laplens to be Il
swell, that particular kind OF necktic will
sell well.'
"Are the styles Of making up ncckties orig
mated abroad."
Not now. They We're until about three
years ago, but now our style> arc superior to